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Introducing : Glass Animals
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www.4ortherecord.com hit fever pitch this weekend when not 1 but 2 new tracks from the incredible Glass Animals graced our inbox with their presence...Read the full article.....
David's Lyre
Masked troubadour, David's Lyre is, like his semi-hidden aesthetic, somewhat of a mystery at present. Although if fairness exists in the world at all...Read the full article.....
Lunar Youth : Interview
Lunar Youth make the kind of music that makes your heart skip a beat as the emphasis on romance engulfs you in a warm flurry of emotion. It’s really rather lovely. Their nostalgic take on pop, reminiscent of the 80’s penchant for...Read the full article.....
Andrew Davie : Free MP3
The glorious inclination towards traditional, folk infused music over the last few years has been a welcome and refreshing inclusion to many a music collection. The talent has proven vast, accolades have come from...Read the full article.....
Introducing : Ray Dar Vees
South London trio Ray Dar Vees are the latest anthemic pop-rock act to vie for the attentions of new music scenes with their patent talent for creating earnest and engaging lyrics that take just as much prominence as the music they sit alongside... Read the full article.....
Penguin Prison
Aside from the bizarre moniker, Penguin Prison himself is a fairly extraordinary concept as far as musicians go. It’s fair to say that since his foray into making it as an artist began, his wildly vast experiences have not welcomed success...Read the full article.....
Rapids : Interview
Bournemouth based Rapids are a rather interesting prospect. Not only are they one of the first bands to come out of a slowly developing rock scene in the area more notorious for it’s thriving house and dance music but they are directing a sound that is upfront...Read the full article.....
The Forest & The Trees
Scandinavia has been a bit of a hot bed for exciting music of late. And that is in no way in relation to its close(ish) proximity to the volcanically active Iceland. Norway engaged in the exciting credible pop resurgence with bands such as...Read the full article.....
The Good Natured : Interview
Sarah McIntosh is the young singer-songwriter, perhaps more widely known under her moniker The Good Natured. Clutching her grandmothers old Yamaha keyboard that became the initial inspiration for her electronic-pop...Read the full article.....
King Charles: Destined For Greatness
A fan wrote on King Charles’ Facebook page after getting home from his gig at the Nation of Shopkeepers in Leeds on Monday. He said, “I don’t understand how you’re not incredibly famous yet- you were amazing tonight”. This might seem like...Read the full article.....
Introducing: Dog Is Dead
You know that well oiled idiom, sometimes in life you just happen to be in the right pace at the right time? Well sometimes in life that is indeed true. Whether it's finding a rare limited edition...Read the full article.....
The Last Dinosaur : Q & A
Jamie Cameron and Luke Hayden are the Last Dinosaur. A dynamo duo with the technical capabilities to produce a debut album with nothing more than a 16-track recorder and the creative attributes that have made said album a DIY masterpiece... Read the full article.....
Twisted Wheel : Interview
Twisted Wheel are a band fast-needing no introduction. And with so many quintessential British rock'n'roll bands ending their reigns at the head of the scene, including Oasis and more recently Supergrass, these boys have... Read the full article.....
Lail Arad : Q & A
Oh how the tables have turned. The guitar wielding bands of yesteryear have been replaced in favour by a plethora of female soloists littering the rightious path of UK new music currently. Moreover this oestrogen fuelled talent isn’t limited...Read the full article.....
Safari : Q & A
Safari are five fearless young lads from Hertfordshire; the newest bunch to navigate the music industry jungle in a synth fuelled blast of electronic pop. Bursting out of the embers of the now defunct Model Horror, Safari have embraced...Read the full article.....
Introducing : Morning Parade
Hailing from deepest Essex, childhood friends Steve Sparrow, Chad Thomas, Phil Titus, Ben Giddings and Andy Hayes ...Read the full article.....
Pope Joan : Interview
Being sent hundreds of press releases a week alongside copious amounts of promo cd’s makes for an arduous process in terms of determining what to cover, who to go and watch and who to talk to. It can get fairly tedious, extremely repetitive and sometimes...Read the full article.....
And The Bear
If you go down to the woods today, you'll find a young man and his guitar. And if you do, make sure you sit and have a listen, for this man is And The Bear. With his unique voice, folk tinged rock and... Read the full article.....
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AS THE SUN SHINES, TOPSHOP AND TEENAGE CANCER TRUST UNITE FOR SUMMER BANDSTAND PICNICS THROUGH THE UK 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th JUNE LADYHAWKE ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST DJ ON LONDON DATE – 12 JUNE Tickets available from: www.ticketweb.co.uk/topshop Los Campesinos! Chew Lips, I Blame Coco, Blue Roses, Summer Camp, Charlotte Hatherley, and many more set to play special outdoor gigs in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust To add to the excitement of the very special series of Topshop Bandstand Picnics for Teenage Cancer Trust set to happen this month, in the glorious outdoors, in the beautiful sunshine, and already boasting the musical talent of Chew Lips, Los Campesinos!, Summer Camp, I Blame Coco, Blue Roses and many more, the inimitable Antipodean queen of electro pop Ladyhawke will now be DJing at the London date on June 12. She will be joining the likes of New Young Pony Club, Egyptian Hip Hop, Girlcore and many more in the DJ ranks, in what is an extremely rare UK appearance since her eponymous debut album rocked the airwaves in 2008. For those not already in the know, this year, through the month of June, Topshop will be hosting Topshop Bandstand Picnics for Teenage Cancer Trust, a series of very special events around the UK, a string of gloriously unique outdoor picnic events in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust featuring the cream of the new musical crop performing in the loveliest green spaces in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Birmingham. Jameela Jamil shall be presenting the London and Bristol dates with Miquita Oliver hosting the Liverpool and Birmingham dates. The music, however, is only part of the equation, with the surrounding locale transformed into a classic, pincnic style playground, complete with Native Faces providing festival face decoration with Topshop Make Up, Sk8 House roller skate hire, and sports day games such as wang a welly, egg and spoon, and sack races with special prizes up for grabs. Attendees will pack up a picnic and bring along their Neon Rose picnic blanket that is available instore when you spend £60 or more. As well as this there will be the opportunity to chill out in the sun-shade area, complete with sun-cream samples. There will also be Vitamin Water and LOLA’s cupcakes on sale with all profits donated to the charity, as well as one-off Topshop/ Teenage Cancer Trust rain ponchos, which will be on sale with all the proceeds going back to the charity, all of which will combine to make these events completely unmissable in their own right. Further to this, the Bandstand Picnic events will be branching out into selected stores from the 9th - 13th June and 16th – 20th June. London Oxford Circus, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Cardiff, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Manchester Arndale and Glasgow will be playing host to live DJ sets, daily raffles, instore competitions as well as a limited edition giveaway of a specially designed picnic blanket. Also supporting both the picnics and instore activity for Teenage Cancer Trust will be a bespoke collection produced exclusively for the charity, instore from 17th May. Pieces will include a kaftan, headband, summer bag and friendship bracelets all reflecting the summer trends with exclusive bright, fun prints, with a percentage of sales going to Teenage Cancer Trust. Tickets are available online: Tickets will be sold for the events in selected Topshop stores: London, Oxford Circus store Bristol, Cabot Circus store Liverpool, Church Street store Birmingham, Bullring store With all of the proceeds going back to Teenage Cancer Trust. Topshop Bandstand Picnics for Teenage Cancer Trust Tickets - £10 each, 500 available for each venue Available Topshop stores of hosting cities – London, Bristol, Liverpool & Birmingham LINEUP: London June 12th Regents College, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, NW1 4NS Presenter: Jameela Jamil Live: Charlotte Hatherley Chew Lips Goldheart Assembly Stricken City DJs: Special guest DJ Ladyhawke (JUST ANNOUNCED) New Young Pony Club Girlcore Bristol June 13th Castle Park Bandstand, Castle St Entrance, Bristol BS1 Presenter: Jameela Jamil Live: Charlotte Hatherley Chew Lips Slow Club Goldheart Assembly DJs Cocknbullkid Goldielocks Blonde Ambition Liverpool June 19th ‘Isla Gladstone Conservatory’, Stanley Park, Anfield Road, Liverpool L4 0TD Presenter: Miquita Oliver Live: Los Campesinos! I Blame Coco Blue Roses Summer Camp DJs: Egyptian Hip Hop Abi Harding & Candie Payne Blonde Ambition Birmingham June 20th The Vale Village, Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3SX Presenter: Miquita Oliver Live: Los Campesinos! I Blame Coco Eliza Doolittle Summer Camp DJs: Broken Hearts Blonde Ambition Plus Special Guests .jpg "Ladyhawke")
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